Arctic Ice
latest news & developments
Mayhem as sea ice melts in heating world
“We’ve fallen off the cliff. We’re not approaching the cliff. We’ve fallen off it.”
Shrinking ice caps mean polar bears use more energy to find food
Research suggests that bears are catching fewer seals and moving greater distances than they did historically
Global warming and the melting Arctic is the ‘new normal’
The year was the second warmest in modern times for the fragile Arctic, said the peer-reviewed report compiled by 85 scientists from 12 nations.
It’ll cost R6.5-trillion to save the Arctic, but it’ll be worth it
The Arctic ice sheet is dwindling at a catastrophic rate, but researchers say building 10-million wind-powered pumps could save it.
UN finds global temperatures continue to soar
The United Nations says that 13 of the 14 warmest years on record have occured since the turn of the new millennium.
On thin ice: Arctic shelf shrinks to record low
Scientists fear the Arctic could be entirely ice-free in summer by the middle of the century – if not sooner.
Arctic sea ice shrinks to lowest recorded levels
The Arctic sea’s ice shrink record is widely seen by scientists as a strong signal of long-term climate warming.
Mankind responsible for 70% of radical Arctic ice melt
A study has found only 30% of radical loss of the Arctic’s ice is due to natural variability in the Atlantic, and it will probably get worse.
Sea ice is slowly disappearing
Summer sea ice could be gone by 2080, says the International Polar Year.